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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1940

Page

10

Indian Slayer Azad Charged With O Dwyer Assassination At Bow Street

Mohamed Singh Azad a 37 year old Indian engineer appeared at Bow Street police station charged with the assassination of Sir Michael O Dwyer and wounding three others at an East India Association meeting. The suspect said he acted to protest.

London Mohamed Singh Azad Bow Street Michael O’dwyer Punjab East India Association Swain Azad Great Britain Sir Henry Wilson Britain India Caxton Hall Lord Zetland Louis Dane Government of India Lord Lamington Bombay Sir Percy Sykes Lowell Boston Afghanistan Sir Percy O'Dwyer

U S To Extend Red Moral Embargo On Russia Help

Washington reports the United States will keep its moral embargo tied to the Finnish war, restricting shipments of airplanes materials for aircraft and aviation gasoline plants to Russia. The embargo may last until Russia's conduct toward smaller nations is clearer.

Washington United States Russia

Fire Captain Pleads Guilty in Aberdeen Assault Case

The former Aberdeen South Dakota fire department captain Donald Blankenbaker 42 pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a criminal attack on an 18 year old high school girl.

Aberdeen S. D Don Blankenbaker Fire Department

Make This Model At Home Pattern 4372 Ad

Pattern 4372 is available in misses and women sizes 12 through 40. Size 16 requires 312 yards 39 inch fabric. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department Cedar Rapids Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York NY. Additional ten cents unlocks latest Pattern Book.

Cedar Rapids Gazette West 17Th Street New York N. Y

Million Finns Reported Homeless During War

Berlingske Tidende reports from Stockholm that during the Russo Finnish war one million Finns were made homeless. About 450000 were displaced from territory ceded to Russia and 550000 by aerial bombardments of Helsinki and other cities. Refuges live in holes in the ground and in forests.

Copenhagen Berlingske Tidende Stockholm Russia Helsinki

Donahey Discussed as F R Running Mate for Roosevelt

Washington dispatch reports New Deal circles floated Senator Vic Donahey of Ohio as a possible running mate for President Roosevelt on a third term ticket. A White House insider reportedly sounded Donahey on July draft chances, but Donahey gave no commitment and declined to comment.

Washington INS Vic Donahey Ohio Roosevelt New Deal White House Donahey

February Employment Higher Than In 1939

Iowa industries payrolls in February rose 4.9 percent from 1939 levels while employment advanced seven percent, per the state labor bureau. January saw a 0.4 percent employment dip and 2.3 percent payroll decline. Weather kept activity slow. weekly hours held at 42 and average wage was 26.27 dollars. Building permits in 13 cities totaled 372 valued at 1,097,260 dollars versus 228 permits worth 460,422 dollars the prior month.

Des Moines Iowa Iowa State Labor Bureau

Klan Flogging Scandals Emerge In Atlanta Suburbs

A coroner's jury tied Ike Gaston's death to an unlawful beating by three or more masked attackers. Testimony described 18 floggings attributed to Klan members and associates in East Point and nearby areas, with victims including W. W. Scarborough and T. E. Young. Imperial Wizard Colescott denied Klan involvement.

Atlanta Ike Gaston Gaston Ku Klux Klan W. L. Allen Fulton County W. W. Scarborough East Point Scarborough T. E. Young Dan Duke Duke Young H. T. Holbrook Lewis F. Johnson Gaines Barrett Union City J. A. Colescott Klan

Finland Asks United States to Continue Aid

Finnish Minister Hjalmar Procope urged continued U S financial help to Finland after the Russian invasion. He praised Finland's endurance, cited urgent needs for food clothing and medical supplies, and noted the Export-Import Bank credit of 20 million dollars would remain available despite the war's end.

Washington INS United States Helsinki Hjalmar Procope Finland U. S Jesse H. Jones

Alaska and U S Sportsmen Spend 10 Million on Licenses

Report finds sportsmen in Alaska and nationwide spend about 10 million dollars each year on hunting licenses and migratory bird stamps, reflecting broad participation and revenue for wildlife programs.

Alaska The United States

Fighting Rumors Persist On Nomonhan Front

AP reports unconfirmed advices from Manchukuo claim renewed Russian Japanese clashes near Nomonhan on the Outer Mongolia border. Soviets allegedly advanced five miles and moved troops east along the Trans Siberian railway while rail traffic around Hailar and Dairen shows military movement toward the front. Observers tie these reports to stalled border demarcation talks after last summer’s fighting.

Shanghai Nomonhan Outer Mongolia Manchukuo trans-Siberian Railway Hailar Dairen

Adlerika Relief Ad Claims Gas Bloat Cure

An old advertisement touts Adlerika as a remedy for stomach gas and constipation. It features testimonials about rapid relief and explains the product as both a carminative and a laxative with multiple active ingredients. The ad urges readers to buy at druggists.

Adlérika McAmis

Dixie Governors Win Over Northern Rails

The Interstate Commerce Commission refused to reopen the parity rate case, preserving new southern to northern shipping rates. The rates cut southern shipments by about 37 percent and take effect June 1. An unrelated note states Buckinghamshire elementary schools offer hot mid day meals at four cents per student.

Nothern Buckinghamshire England

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